IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)

The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) is designed for students aged 11 to 16 (Grades 6-10). The curriculum contains eight subject groups together with a core made up of five areas of interaction; approaches to learning, community and service, human ingenuity, environments, and health and social education. The MYP offers a criterion-referenced model of assessment. This means that students' results are determined by performance against set standards, not by each student's position in the overall rank order. Schools may request final grades to be validated or "moderated" by the International Baccalaureate (IB). More detailed information can be found in the ISPP MYP Handbook available from the Secondary Office and on this webiste.